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Citations

Help with citations in both MLA and APA styles

APA Reference List

Typically, all sources in an APA reference list will follow a similar format:

Author. (Date). Title. Publisher. DOI or URL (if electronic).

Examples

Authored Book (print version):

Hurt, Avery Elizabeth. (2019). Feminism. Greenhaven.

 

Authored eBook:

Moore, D. L. (2020). That dream shall have a name : Native americans rewriting america. ProQuest Ebook
Central. https://ebookcentral.proquest.com

 

Journal Article:

Healy, M. (2020). The other side of belonging. Studies in Philosophy and Education, 39(2), 119-133.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11217-020-09701-4

 

Newspaper Article:

Board, T. E. (2020, June 16). Gay Rights Are Civil Rights. New York Times. https://link-gale-
com.ezproxy.blueridge.edu/apps/doc/A626718580/SCIC?u=nclive&sid=SCIC&xid=f036f6e4

 

Website with Author or Group Author:

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. (2020). Cell phone use while driving statistics and texting and driving facts. Teen Driver
Source. https://www.teendriversource.org/teen-crash-risks-prevention/distracted-driving/cell-phones.

 

Social Media:

Twitter & Instagram:
Alt National Park Service [@altnps]. (2018, January 21). Oregon Alert: Authorities say an oil spill has created a sheen
spanning five miles of the Columbia River near Astoria [Image
attached].Twitter. https://twitter.com/ALTNPS/status/955303352157593600
Facebook:
National Institute of Mental Health. (2020, August 7). It can be tough to tell if troubling behavior in a child or teen is part of
growing up or a problem that should be discussed with a health professional. [Image with link attached].
Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/nimhgov/photos/pb.103884801977.-2207520000../10160009164296978/?
type=3&theater
YouTube:
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. (2020, July 2). Sea Lion Pups [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OobvPFV-

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